Valtron
2010-04-09 20:42:37 UTC
I was flipping channels the other day and came across a show where these kids visited a ranch and learned to horseback ride for the first time. They were clearly bottom of the barrel novices. They could not even boost themselves into the saddle. And yet, pretty soon, they were cantering and going pretty fast. This all happened in the course of a day. It really caught me by surprise that these ranchers would ever allow these children to go so out of control. They looked no older than 12 and could barely handle these animals.
I suppose it bothered me since I'm sure most of us probably weren't allowed to canter until we mastered the trot. Most instructors would never allow their students to do this until they were comfortable. So I'm askin' you: do you agree with this? Or am I just being grumpy? I've heard of this happening with dude ranches too.
It's a silly thing to bring up, but it just seems....odd to me is all.